The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions.

From April 22, 2024, through April 26, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 3,936 pages for a year-to-date total of 33,182 pages.

The Federal Register hit an all-time high of 95,894 pages in 2016.

This week’s Federal Register featured the following 565 documents:

• 459 notices
• five presidential documents
• 38 proposed rules
• 63 final rules

Three proposed rules, including a proposal to increase fees for registration with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls from the State Department; and eight final rules, including the requirement to automatically refund consumers in the event of a significant flight change or cancelation from the Transportation Department; and one notice regarding the adoption of energy efficiency standards for new construction of HUD- and USDA-financed housing from the Housing and Urban Development Department and the Agriculture Department were deemed significant under E.O. 12866, as amended by E.O. 14094—defined by the potential to have large impacts on the economy, environment, public health, or state or local governments. Significant actions may also conflict with presidential priorities or other agency rules. The Biden administration in 2024 has issued 62 significant proposed rules, 111 significant final rules, and one significant notice as of April 26, 2024.

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Click here to find more information about weekly additions to the Federal Register in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017: Changes to the Federal Register 

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Click here to find yearly information about additions to the Federal Register from 1936 to 2021: Historical additions to the Federal Register, 1936-2023